This week, we installed a Waterdrop 10UA-UF ultrafiltration water filter on our sailboat – and we love it! This post is not sponsored, it’s just our honest review paired with a few affiliate links. Sailing the Chesapeake Bay since around September 2023, we’ve found ourselves at the dock for most of the winter – drinking […] The post Upgrade Our Galley: Why Waterdrop Ultra Filtration is a Must-Have for Sailboats appeared first on The Foster Journey ..read more

Wow, we had a blast this year at the Annapolis sailboat show – the highlight being the meetup. We’re so thankful for everyone who stopped by to chat! We have a full sailboat review coming your way…actually, it’s a three-bat comparison. We take a look at three 40-44 foot modern cruising sailboats to show off […] The post Annapolis Sailboat Show and Meetup 2023 appeared first on The Foster Journey ..read more

It’s been a solid 3 years of producing weekly episodes of our sailboat life, travels, and lessons learned along the journey. We fully plan to continue creating these weekly episodes, thanks to the support of our Patrons and the engagement we receive on YouTube comments. And now, something new is in the works… This is […] The post A New Series is Coming to Our Channel! appeared first on The Foster Journey ..read more

It’s a girl’s sailing day. Nancy and Olivia are running Cadence, choosing our destination, and taking the helm. Plus, Olivia shares her secrets in the galley. Laughing Bird Cay There’s supposed to be a great dive spot there, but I lost my spear in Pineapple Cay. So this simple 4 mile sail takes us from […] The post Pau Pau to Laughing Bird Cay – Eleuthera Bahamas appeared first on The Foster Journey ..read more

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Plans kill sailors. That’s what did us in while sailing the thorny path. Plans that included us trying to: Most people we speak to, motor the thorny path. Calm seas, calm air, and engine on. We chose to sail it. The video shows the results. What do you think? Did we make a good decision? […] The post Defeated By The Thorny Path appeared first on The Foster Journey ..read more

Crooked Island, Bahamas is a pure pleasure to travel to on a sailboat. After learning to spearfish recently, we now find ourselves low on resources on an island with limited groceries. But the ocean is generous in providing us with plenty of food as we live off the ocean in Crooked Island. Pittstown Anchorage, Crooked […] The post Crooked Island Bahamas, Out Island Paradise appeared first on The Foster Journey ..read more

Understanding the basics of spearfishing has allowed us to live off what we catch as often as we like. But it was this encounter with Dan @Adventureman_Dan where we quickly became friends and learned all about the basics of spearfishing. In this video (Spearfishing 101), we hope you enjoy learning about different species of fish, […] The post Spearfishing 101 with Adventure Man Dan appeared first on The Foster Journey ..read more

Sailing Eleuthera was never in our plans. It just happened. That’s sailing of course. Mother nature’s plans always trump our plans. And when the winds changed speed and direction, we said to ourselves, “Great! Now we can travel in the Eleuthera banks and see all the places we missed last spring!!” Sailing Eleuthera Part 1 […] The post Sailing Eleuthera – Hatchet Bay, Governor’s Harbour, Rock Sound appeared first on The Foster Journey ..read more

Do you have a dreamer, a cruiser, a sailor in your life? Maybe it’s you! Here’s our list of items that we’ve discovered we can’t go without aboard SV Cadence. After 2.5 years aboard the sailboat, we’ve come to rely on these items and think they would be perfect gifts for sailors! The list is […] The post Gift Ideas for Sailors appeared first on The Foster Journey ..read more